On Friday 9th January, at 41+2, I began having irregular contractions during the night. They were completely manageable and very spaced out, with no real pattern to them, but I knew they were different from the Braxton Hicks I’d been experiencing in the weeks leading up to this point. They lasted throughout the night but fizzled out as soon as morning came. On Saturday morning, I attended my usual reflexology session, experiencing the odd contraction here and there, but aga

I was one of the pregnant ladies who wanted everything natural and had actually made it my goal to have a natural vaginal birth. When I first had to consider the what ifs in labour and birth I cried. Everything inside me wanted to dismiss the thought, but a little part of me knew I had to remain open to the idea, however much I hated the thought, because the only thing I can be sure about in birth is that as much as I had an idea of the exact thing I wanted, I cannot inherent

It all began on Thursday 13th March 2025 at 7:39 am. Just like every month beforehand, I took a pregnancy test, hoping and praying that it would come back positive. I set up my phone camera, pressed record and so glad I did, a line appeared on the test – a positive result! I called my Husband upstairs and asked him to check – yes! I really was pregnant. From then on, the research surrounding pregnancy and birth began. I stumbled across an Instagram post highlighting the impor